Short-term and long-term effects of skin-to-skin contact in healthy term infants: study protocol for a parallel-group double-blind randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mother-infant skin-to-skin contact (SSC) improves developmental and cognitive outcomes in preterm infants. However, the effects of SSC on healthy term infants remain unclear. We aim to investigate the short-term and long-term impacts of SSC in full-term infants to provide supporting data emphasising the importance of mother-infant SSC in South Korea.

Methods and analysis

This study is a prospective, double-blind, randomised controlled trial. A total of 130 mothers and their healthy term infants will be recruited after birth. Participants will be randomised to the intervention (SSC) or control groups. Participants in both groups will be instructed on general newborn care guidance and requested to record the same in a mobile diary app daily for 2 weeks after hospi

SUBMITTER: Cho H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12519669 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature